99 Rhett's Bluff Rd, Kiawah Island, SC 29455 - Charleston County

The light-filled coastal home at 99 Rhetts Bluff Road enjoys breathtaking views of Bass Creek at one of its widest points from a myriad of vantage points: a wide rear terrace, saltwater infinity-edge lap pool, and rows of large windows along three full stories rising above the vegetation line. You’ll also find that from both your porch and deck you can see dolphins strand feeding, a unique spectacle, special to Kiawah and Charleston.

Impeccably designed by esteemed East Coast architect Skip Wallace and built by Solaris Inc. The approximately 5,000-square-foot residence includes three potential primary suites, a top-floor billiards room that can easily serve as an in-law suite or bunk room, and a screened porch with floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace, outdoor living and dining room under a richly stained wooden beadboard ceiling, and spectacular water views.

Outside, handsome, classic architecture of Hardie® Plank lap siding, black shutters, a cupola-topped metal roof, grand live oak trees, and a ground level wrapped in Savannah Grey brick with gracefully keystoned arches and windowed carriage garage doors evokes historic downtown Charleston. A brick walkway leads to a welcoming-arms staircase with iron balustrade, itself leading up to a columned front porch topped with classic pediment and wooden beadboard ceiling over a bluestone floor. A lantern-flanked entry door with wide fanlight and sidelights welcomes guests to step inside.

Inside, the fine finishes continue. The hand-scraped, deeply stained oak flooring is three-quarters of an inch thick. Thick white crown molding and trim, white five-paneled Craftsman Shaker-style interior doors, and recessed lighting run throughout the home, and there are classic Roman shades in all bedrooms and marble surfaces in all five full baths.

Every space in this home is stunningly appointed, beginning with the twenty-five foot entry hall with its white vertical shiplap walls and wainscoting leading past a gorgeously papered powder room and tastefully understated staircase to a gracefully arched cased opening to the airy great room. There, under a white coffered ceiling, a wall of nearly floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the water views, and upholstered furnishings in fresh hues of yellow and classic blue invite inhabitants to take a seat and relax.

The dining room with its gorgeous crystal chandelier, itself a work of art, is first. Its expansive window showcases the water views, and its dining table will easily seat ten. Completely open to the 24-foot-long living room but for a custom wooden sideboard for serving, it graciously transitions to a conversation area centered around a gas fireplace with white wooden mantel, dark marble surround, and brick firebox. Sunlight spills in windows and glass doors on three sides, including French doors opening to a front balcony with delicate iron balustrade.

The kitchen lies beyond a wide, gracefully arched opening to the dining room’s opposite side. Here, a center island with deep-hued cabinetry contains a breakfast bar seating four in comfort, prep sink, and stainless undercounter microwave. The countertops are of Calacatta Vagli, a highly valued brecciated marble, and the white ceiling-height perimeter cabinetry includes top-level glass-fronted display cabinets above a strikingly veined backsplash. The top-tier appliances include a Thermador® six-burner gas cooktop with concealed hood and double ovens, two Thermador dishwashers, a paneled Sub-Zero® refrigerator with water filtration and in the nine-foot walk-in pantry with its wood countertops, a Sub-Zero undercounter wine cooler and Sub-Zero ® icemaker.. The pantry is accessed via a hallway with a windowed desk area and glass door opening to yet another balcony, this one with a freestanding 30-inch Lynx® outdoor grill. To the other side of the kitchen, a row of glass doors and paned windows over the sink open to the screened porch.

The residence’s stunningly wood-paneled home library and media room opens to one side of the entry hall. There, built-in shelves of pale wood and windows on two walls lie beneath a wood-beamed ceiling. The library also has access to the side porch.

To the other side of the entry hall lies the first of the primary suites. Tranquil in classic pale gray, also with windows on two walls, its deeply stained four-poster bed and leather easy chair invite a very pleasant repose. Its pale blue bath features his-and-hers sinks in a vanity of white cabinetry, a soaking tub set beneath a plantation-shuttered window, and a gorgeously tiled frameless-glass walk-in shower.

Upstairs, a shiplap-wainscoted central hall leads to the residence’s two second-story primary suites, a guest suite, two extra walk-in closets, and a full laundry room with two sets of stacked washers and dryers, sink, and ample cabinetry in smooth-toned wood.

The first second-story primary suite’s corner bedroom is a spacious sanctuary with windows along two walls overlooking the water views. There’s a serene sitting area and graceful four-poster king bed, generously sized his-and-hers walk-in closets, and a pristine bath with his-and-hers sinks under separate framed mirrors flanked by clean-lined lamp sconces reminiscent of the finest urban hotel. A standalone soaking tub is set beneath corner windows across from an expansive frameless-glass walk-in shower with body jets, additional shower wand, and built-in bench.

The spacious corner bedroom of the remaining second-story primary suite also features windows along two walls; these overlook even more incredible water views. It also contains a serene sitting area, and beside the upholstered king bed, French doors open to a private balcony overlooking the front and side of the property. The centerpiece of its immaculate bath is a soaking tub set beside three windows streaming with light, overlooking the water and vast Island sky above the treetops. Its walk-in shower, also featuring body jets and additional shower wand, is almost completely enclosed on two sides by frameless glass, and his-and-hers sinks are set into a smooth wooden vanity below mirror-mounted lamp sconces. A separate, ten-foot-wide walk-in closet lined with white custom cabinetry, a large dressing mirror, and porthole window overlooking the private balcony completes the space.

The second floor’s guest suite is also awash in natural light from windows along two walls. Twin beds offer a restful night’s sleep for each guest, there are built-in drawers in the large niche beside the closet, and in the windowed bath, a modern tilted vanity mirror and separate walk-in shower await.

The third story offers the most breathtaking views of all, via a large, paned half-moon window—from a wide, cozily upholstered window seat perfectly placed for taking a breather beside the billiards table. Above the white vertical shiplap walls is a white-beamed vaulted ceiling opening up to the home’s cupola. There’s a full bath in pale blue with a well-appointed frameless-glass shower, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV, a Sub-Zero undercounter refrigerator, and two closets beneath the eaves for game equipment.

Additional features of this light-filled, high-ceilinged Island residence, offered furnished, include an elevator to all but the billiards room, a four-car oversized garage, impact-rated windows, wiring for an outdoor TV on the screened porch, tankless water heaters, and sound, security, and irrigation systems, all in a highly enviable location on a spit of land bordered by the wide Kiawah River to one side and picturesque Bass Creek to the other. Privately situated just beyond Kiawah’s second gate, the heavily landscaped estate is just down the lane from the Rhett’s Bluff boat launch along the river and the Rhett’s Bluff fishing dock, itself on a large pond bordered by the River Course’s greens and fairways. A seven-minute bicycle ride past both the state-of-the-art Tommy Cuthbert Golf Learning Center and Roy Barth Tennis Center will bring family and friends to the Island’s immaculate beach via boardwalk no. 28.

A Kiawah Island Club Social Membership is available with the purchase of this property.

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